William Woodley Stewart

December 30, 1932 - June 29, 2018

William Stewart (“Woody”), age 85, father and “Paw Paw” passed away on Friday, June 29th, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born on December 30th, 1932 in Mecklenburg County to the late William Alexander Stewart and Bessie Louise Preddy. Woody spent over 40 years of his career working in the insurance and financial planning industry and took great pride in helping people work toward their long term financial goals. Prior to that he was a Sergeant, serving in the United States Marine Corp from 1953 to 1956. Woody received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Pfeiffer College, and a Juris Doctorate of Law from LaSalle Law School. Woody loved sports – in particular, he loved golf, the Boston Red Sox and Carolina basketball. He is survived by his sister, Dee Huneycutt (Chuck), his son, Bill Stewart (Rhonda), three daughters, Sheila Acosta, Teresa Carraway (Ernest) and Jessica Brueggeman (Steven), 9 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 2nd at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Apex, NC. In lieu offlowers, memorial donations can be made to Meals on Wheels of Wake County. Donations may be made at https://www.wakemow.org/donate.